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Alphabet (Google) Class A
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3,857 hedge funds and large institutions have $443B invested in Alphabet (Google) Class A in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 362 funds opening new positions, 1,562 increasing their positions, 1,574 reducing their positions, and 152 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 362 | Existing positions closed: 152

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.4B | Put options by funds: $11.1B

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,721 → 3,857 (+136)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $434B → $443B (+$8.69B)

0.35% less ownership

Funds ownership: 75.85% → 75.5% (-0.35%)

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,562 | Existing positions reduced: 1,574

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1,008 → 811 (-197)

Holders
3,857
Holders Change
+136
Holders Change %
+3.65%
% of All Funds
62%
Holding in Top 10
811
Holding in Top 10 Change
-197
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-19.54%
% of All Funds
13.04%
New
362
Increased
1,562
Reduced
1,574
Closed
152
Calls
$13.4B
Puts
$11.1B
Net Calls
+$2.28B
Net Calls Change
+$2.1B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$666M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$604M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$579M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$517M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$498M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capital Research Global Investors
Capital Research Global Investors
California
-$1.7B
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.67B
3
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$663M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$652M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$506M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
76
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$784M -$13.3M -140,136 -2%
National Pension Service
77
National Pension Service
South Korea
$777M +$20.9M +220,183 +3%
WPL
78
WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC
Texas
$772M +$270M +2,842,400 +48%
RJA
79
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$768M +$40.2M +422,543 +5%
Macquarie Group
80
Macquarie Group
Australia
$754M +$19M +199,614 +2%
Prudential Financial
81
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$741M -$21.4M -225,169 -3%
Brown Advisory
82
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$732M -$6.68M -70,278 -0.8%
Boston Partners
83
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$707M +$29.3M +308,483 +4%
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
84
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$690M +$88M +926,135 +14%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
85
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$679M -$2.09M -22,011 -0.3%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
86
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$677M +$67.7M +711,958 +10%
Fundsmith LLP
87
Fundsmith LLP
United Kingdom
$673M -$619K -6,515 -0.1%
Stifel Financial
88
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$665M -$41.5M -436,365 -5%
Mackenzie Financial
89
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$653M +$21.8M +229,700 +3%
DnB Asset Management
90
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$650M +$255M +2,686,501 +57%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
91
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$634M -$84.9M -893,790 -11%
JIM
92
Jensen Investment Management
Oregon
$623M +$34.7M +364,710 +5%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
93
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$620M -$7.47M -78,650 -1%
Allspring Global Investments
94
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
$611M -$231M -2,431,890 -26%
Aberdeen Group
95
Aberdeen Group
United Kingdom
$606M -$42.1M -442,573 -6%
APG Asset Management
96
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$599M +$213M +2,238,972 +49%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
97
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$586M -$8.92M -93,840 -1%
Canada Life
98
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$574M -$17.2M -180,914 -3%
AP
99
Altarock Partners
Florida
$567M -$54.5M -573,183 -8%
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$564M +$91.3M +960,511 +18%
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GOOGL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

3,857 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $443B — up 2% from $434B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 362 funds opened new GOOGL positions and 152 closed out — a net gain of 210 holders — while 1,562 added to existing stakes and 1,574 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $666M. The largest seller was Capital Research Global Investors, cutting an estimated $1.7B.

  • 3,857 institutional investors held Alphabet (Google) Class A (GOOGL) as of Q4 2022, up from 3,721 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $443B of Alphabet (Google) Class A stock for Q4 2022, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 362 funds opened new Alphabet (Google) Class A positions in Q4 2022 and 152 closed out, a net change of +210 holders.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A buyer in Q4 2022 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $666M added.
  • The largest Alphabet (Google) Class A seller in Q4 2022 was Capital Research Global Investors, an estimated $1.7B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.